ROAST : solar eclipse 2003

Eventually there was a shout, and there it was, visible faintly through the mist. As you can see, we just about caught the annularity.

The digicam was attached to the top bracket of the telescope, which should have provided a secure mounting ... unfortunately this first shot came out a little blurred, probably due to the inexpert operator (Chris) and his mounting panic as the Olympus SLR on the rear port started to misbehave at the worst possible time....

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Photographer: Chris
Taken: Dornoch Scotland, 4:45:22am Sat 31 May 2003
Original format: 2400 x 1800 JPEG, 718 Kbytes
Camera: FUJIFILM FinePix4800 ZOOM
Exposure: 1/4 sec * ISO125 * f2.80
Focal length: 24.90mm (macro Off)
Program/mode: Normal/Auto * Metering: Pattern * White balance: Auto
Flash: Not fired * Slow sync: Off
Warnings: blur Yes, focus Yes, AE No
Photodesk processing: Cropping, gamma adjustment

Annular Eclipse 31 May 2003

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